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Minister Jené A. Colvin, from DePaul’s Division of Mission and Ministry, said her twice-removed great grandmother Eliza Oakley lived to be 95. Born in 1919, Oakley lived when Jim Crow laws were in place and Black Americans constantly faced the threat of lynchings. “Very often, people imagine slavery in the United States as something that...

Dr. Sydney Dillard, a professor in the College of Communication, is suing DePaul for racial and disability discrimination. The letter appears to reference recent lawsuits filed by Drs. Sydney Dillard and Lisa Calvente, both of whom sued DePaul in 2020 for racial discrimination. Former law professors Terry Smith and Sumi Cho also sued the university on grounds of racial discrimination in 2018 and 2019, respectively.  Faculty and staff lament limited opportunities for growth  The statement ...